Ironing-table.



L. R. BREWER.

IRONING TABLE.

APPLICATION FILED D110. 27, 1912.

1,080,950 Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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IRONING TABLE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 27, 1912.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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LUTHER R. BREWER, OF HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA.

IRONING-TABLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedDec. 9,1913.

Application filed December 27, 1912. erial No. 738,926.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER R. BREWER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hickory, in the county of Catawba and State of North Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ironing-Tables, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in ironing tables and more particularly to folding ironing tables, the object of the invention being to provide an ironing table with a hinged board which can be raised so as to allow a skirt, trouser leg, shirt or other similar article to be quickly and easily placed thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing table which is so con structed and arranged that it can be folded into a compact form so that it can be readily placed within a closet when not in use and occupy a minimum amount of space.

Another bject of the invention is to provide an ironing table of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved ironing table. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 11 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 55 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the vertically disposed bar which engages the under side of the board to raise the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 indicates the end supporting standards at the upper end of which are securely bolted the supporting brackets 2. Arranged upon the inner face of the standards 1 are the spaced bearings 3 in which are mounted the vertically disposed posts 4t to which are secured the U shaped spacing members 5 and 5, said members being hingedly connected together at their intermediate portions by means of the hinges 6. A hook 7 is carried by the intermediate portion of one of said members and is adapted to engage an eye 8 carried by the intermediate portion of the other member to hold said members in their operative position as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The brackets 2 are provided with the upwardly extending end members 9 and the central member 10, the end members of one of the brackets having secured to their outer sides the upwardly extending resilient bearings 11 which are provided with the openings 12 to receive the pintles 13 which are secured to the ends of the cross piece 14: which in turn is rigidly secured to the under side of the ironing board 15. The pintles 18 are arranged within a recess 16 formed in the upper ends of the end pieces 9 of one of the brackets so that the edges of the board 15 will rest upon the upper ends of the members 9. The members 9 are cut away adjacent their upper ends to form the shoulders 17 upon which the ends of the cross piece 14 are adapted to rest. Thus it will be seen that the ironing board is pivotally secured at one end so that it can be quickly and easily removed from the supporting standards.

The bracket 2 opposite the bracket upon which one end of the ironing board is pivotally mounted is provided with the shoulders 17 upon which is mounted a cross piece 18, and a suitable cross piece 19 is secured to the under side of the board 15 and adapted to rest upon the cross piece 18 when the board is in its operative position, the cross piece 19 being cut away to form the outwardly extending ends 20 which are arranged upon the inner sides of the ends 9 of the bracket to hold the board securely in position. It will be apparent that the upper end of the standards 1 are provided with a plurality of openings 21 so that the brackets 2 may be either raised or lowered as desired and held securely in place by means of the bolts 22.

Arranged beneath the board at one end thereof is a vertically disposed bar 23, the lower end of which is bifurcated to form the two spaced arms 24 which are arranged upon the opposite sides of one of the U- shaped members, 5, for sliding movement, said arms being held in place by means of the guide pins 25. Secured to the member 5 and arranged upon each side thereof are thevspaced arms 26, the lower ends of which are formed integral to provide a suitable foot 27 adapted to rest upon the floor or other rigid surface. Arranged between the spaced arms 26 and directly above the foot 27 is an operating lever 28 which is pivotally mounted upon the pin 29, one end of said lever being pivotally mounted between the lower ends of the arms 24 and adapted for adjustment by means of the openings 30. Thus pressure exerted upon the inner end of the lever will tend to raise the bar 23 so that the upper end of the same which is tapered as shown at 31 will engage within the recess 32 formed in the cross piece 33 which is secured to the under side of the board 15, the upper end of the bar 23 bearing against the under side of the board 15 to raise and lower the free end of the same so that a skirt, shirt, trouser leg or other article may be slipped over the end thereof.

In folding my improved ironing board, the board 15 is first removed by pressing outwardly upon the upper ends of the resilient bearings 11 so as to release the .pintles 13, the hook 7 is then released from the eye 8 soas to allow the U-shaped members to be folded and arranged in parallel relation, the standards 1 swinging upon the bearings 3 will fold against the U-shaped members so that the device may be folded into compact form, the board 15 being entirely removed from the rest of the table. The device may be set up ready for use by the reverse operation above described.

Secured to the upper face of the board at .the pivoted end thereof is a piece of asbestos as indicated at 34- which is substantially the same shape as a flat iron and upon which the hot irons are to be placed when not in use by the person who is using the same. Secured to the outer end of the board is an upwardly extending metal flange 35 against which the hot iron is adapted to rest when the free end of the board is raised as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 thus preventing the iron from sliding off the end of the board.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing fro-m the scope of the appended claims.

hat I claim is 1. In a device of the character described,

the combination of supporting standards,

a board mounted upon the upper ends of said standards and pivotally secured at one of its ends, spaced bearings mounted upon.

said standards, vertically disposed posts pivotally mounted in said bearings, U-shaped members having their ends secured to said posts and hingedly secured together at their intermediate portions, means for securely holding said U-shaped members in their operative position, a vertical bar having its lower end bifurcated to form two spaced arms, said arms being disposed upon opposite sides of one of the U-shaped members and adapted for sliding movement, and a pivoted lever arranged beneath the U shaped member having one of its ends pivotally connected to the lower ends of the spaced arms whereby pressure upon the outer end of lever will reciprocate said bar and raise and lower the free end of the board.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of spaced supporting standards, a board mounted upon said standards and having one end pivotally secured to one of said standards, oppositely disposed U- shaped members hingedly connected at their inner ends and having their other ends pivotally secured to said standards, a reciprocating bar supported by one of said members and adapted to engage the board and means for reciprocating said bar to raise and lower the free end of the board.

I 8. Ina device of the character described, the combination of spaced supporting standards, brackets secured to the upper ends of said standards, a board mounted upon said brackets and having one end pivotally mounted upon one of said brackets, oppositely disposed U-shaped members having their inner ends hingedly connected and their other ends pivotally secured to the standards, a reciprocating bar supported by one of said members and adapted to engage the board, and a pivotally mounted lever having one of its ends secured to the lower end of said bar whereby the manipulation of said lever will reciprocate the bar and raise and lower the free end of the board.

41. In a device of the character described, the combination of spaced supporting standards, brackets mounted upon the upper ends thereof, resilient bearings carried by one of said brackets, a board mounted upon said brackets and having one end removably arranged between said bearings and mounted for pivotal movement, oppositely disposed U-shaped members having their inner ends In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my hingedlly connecteid 2mg. their other engs signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

ivotal connecte to t e supportin st-an rds, a i'eciprocating bar supported by one LUTHER BREWER 5 of said members and adapted to engage the Witnesses:

board and means for reciprocating said bar AMBROSE M. WILLIAMS, to raise and lower the free end of the board. G110. E. BISANAR.

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